In times of distress, darkness, and hopelessness, the Psalmist exhorts believers to turn to the Lord and dwell in the shadow of the Almighty. God who is faithful will answer and will show his people His salvation.WSCAL

As stewards of the gospel, Christians are called to share in Christ's afflictions in order to take His gospel to the nations.WSCAL

God led his people through the rushing Jordan River to demonstrate that his power and presence are more than sufficient to meet his people’s needs. We serve a God who takes a particular delight in ordaining difficult circumstances to serve as the perfect context in which he proves his unrivaled power on our behalf.…

Saving faith is vindicated by Spirit-wrought good works.WSCAL

Dr. Bitner reads through the letter of James in its entirety in this special morning devotion.WSCAL

In the story we see the hopelessness of seeking salvation through the law and the beauty of salvation found in Jesus Christ. He is the merciful king who seeks, saves, and loves us.WSCAL

James compares two forms of God’s law, the royal law that condemns us for just one sin and the law of liberty by which God shows us mercy. We who are under the latter law must speak and act mercifully.WSCAL

Psalm 61 provides the believer a wonderful roadmap for prayer, bringing us back into the way of trusting God when we cry out for guidance, remember his faithfulness, and long for his presence.WSCAL

God is working all things for our salvation, but the path that gets us there is rarely that of least resistance. In Exodus 2, we find the crooked roadmap that prepares Moses to be the savior of Israel--prefiguring the cruciform itinerary that leads Christ to be the Savior of the world.WSCAL

James teaches how hearing God’s word and responding to it ought never be separated and how seeing and remembering who we are as sinners and objects of God’s grace draws the two together.WSCAL

At the halfway point of my ministry career, Lord willing, I will reflect on a few hard lessons learned about ministry and myself as I relate to Simon P in the gospel of Luke.WSCAL

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The wisdom we need is the wisdom God gives.WSCAL

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Psalm 29 reminds us of the incomparable power of God, and how he makes peace by defeating his enemies.WSCAL

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It is God's love that compels His people to repent of their sins and return to Him.WSCAL

What makes Paul joyful? It certainly was circumstances and future expectations. Paul's boundless joy is tethered to the eternal promise of God, the same promises believers have in Christ Jesus.WSCAL

This devotional will focus on the fact that God welcomes all kinds of people into his presence as he converts them by his grace. Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, offers a splendid exam as God causes this pagan priest to make a beautiful profession of faith, followed by Jethro eating with the elders of Israel in the presence of God. Who can’t God save?…

This devotional commences a series exploring the Lord's Prayer. This morning we will seek to unpack the answer to the question: Why Pray? We will examine some of the challenges of prayer, as well as some of the reasons to pray. We will highlight the 'who' or prayer, as we pray to Our Father, in the Son, through the Holy Spirit: the one who loves us…

Dr. Joshua Van Ee continues the Spring 2021 Morning Devotions Series titled, "Meals with the Lord."WSCAL

As the risen Christ forgives Peter and restores him to his Apostolic office and ministry, He reminds Peter and us what the foundational qualification for Christian ministry is.WSCAL

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For a church facing cultural and doctrinal pressure it is easy to be sharp in doctrine but dull in love for the lost. Eating of the tree that gives life is the promised solution held out by the risen Christ.WSCAL

In this devotional we explore what it means to pray for our Father's kingdom to come and his will to be done. We recognize that we are asking that the kingdom which Jesus inaugurated in his first coming will be consummated in his second coming. We are praying for our Father to grow us in grace and conform us to the image of Jesus in our affections,…

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There is a temptation in the desperate moments of our lives to let fear give way to doubt. But Exodus 2:1-10 shows us that God can be trusted in the darkest of times. He is working powerfully on our behalf to bring a Savior, and deliver us from our slavery to sin.WSCAL

We will consider the outcome of the meal the Lord prepares for us in the presence of our enemies.WSCAL

Within the Tabernacle, the Lord set a regular table for his covenant people to enjoy peace and joy with God and to have a foretaste of better things to come.WSCAL

This devotional explores the first petition of the Lord's Prayer, "Hallowed be your name." When we make this request we are asking for God's grace to enable us to rightly honor the Lord for who he is, what has done, and what he is doing in and through us. We ask that what we think, do, and say will be informed by his words and works and directed to…

At the close of his Gospel account, John describes the disciples having breakfast on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. After the tumultuous events of Calvary and the empty tomb, this may strike us an insignificant or anti-climatic event to record. Is it?WSCAL